Is CVE-2023-46045 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-46045 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-46045?

CVE-2023-46045 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-46045?

CVE-2023-46045 has an EPSS score of 0.71% (49th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-46045?

Upgrade graphviz on debian 13 to 2.42.2-8 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-46045

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Graphviz 2.36.0 through 9.x before 10.0.1 has an out-of-bounds read via a crafted config6a file. NOTE: exploitability may be uncommon because this file is typically owned by root.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available

graphvizDebian

Fixed in:2.42.2-8CVE-2023-46045

graphvizUbuntu

Fixed in:2.36.0-0ubuntu3.2+esm2USN-6708-1

Fixed in:2.38.0-12ubuntu2.1+esm2USN-6708-1

Fixed in:2.40.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-6708-1

Fixed in:2.42.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-6708-1

Fixed in:2.42.2-6ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6708-1

GraphvizWindows application

Affected:2.36.0 10.0.0Fixed in:10.0.0Graphviz

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.71%probability of exploitation in 30 days

49thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 49% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

gitlab.com

Third-Party Advisory1

seclists.org

Mailing List1

openwall.com

Other references5

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0160	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-5777	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-4034	High	7.8	95%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-21769	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-49285	High	8.6	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8794	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-11-04.